A look at the top games to track around the state on Tuesday…
Homestead (0-0) at Wisconsin Luthern (1-0)
Two state title contenders meet in a huge non-conference showdown.
Homestead is coming off a 24-3 season in 2021-22 and reloads behind junior guard
Tim Franks
Tim
Franks
6'5" | SG
Homestead | 2024
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(19.3 ppg). The Highlanders also return three of their top four scorers in
Solomon Garrison
Solomon
Garrison
5'10" | PG
Homestead | 2023
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(12.9 ppg) and
Chris Djurasovic
Chris
Djurasovic
6'8" | PF
Homestead | 2023
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(11.2 ppg).
Wisconsin Lutheran opened their season with an impressive win over Moline (IL), featuring a pair of Iowa commits. Senior
Landon Key
Landon
Key
6'4" | SF
Wisconsin Lutheran | 2023
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went off for 22 points, while senior
Prentice Young
Prentice
Young
6'4" | CG
Wisconsin Lutheran | 2023
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#273
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added 20 and star junior wing
Kon Knueppel
Kon
Knueppel
6'6" | SG
Wisconsin Lutheran | 2024
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#56
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scored 18.
Baldwin Woodville (0-0) at Rice Lake (1-0)
Rice Lake could be one of the most improved teams in the state. Coming off a 14-10 campaign, the Warriors return the Orr brothers,
Tyler Orr
Tyler
Orr
5'11" | PG
Rice Lake | 2023
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(33.0 ppg) and Zach Orr (20.0 ppg). In their opener, Rice Lake feated a solid Somerset program by 14.
Baldwin-Woodville was 21-6 a year ago and one game away from reaching the state tournament. Leading scorer and rebounder Eli Coenen (12.3 ppg, 8.2 ppg) is back for his senior season.
Kewaunee (1-0) at Brillion (0-0)
A potential sneaky upset here. Brillion is one of the favorites in Division 3, but they’ll get a stiff test in their opener from Kewaunee, who won the Packerland Conference last season and is coming off a 16-point win over Luxemberg-Casco in their opener.
Wofford commit
Jeremy Lorenz
Jeremy
Lorenz
6'8" | PF
Brillion | 2023
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is a trendy All-State pick after averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists per game as a junior. The Lions have plenty of talent round him as well, including junior forward
Grady Geiger
Grady
Geiger
6'4" | SF
Brillion | 2024
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(10.9 ppg), Ripon commit
Caeden Holly
Caeden
Holly
5'10" | PG
Brillion | 2023
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(10.9 ppg), and senior guard Parker Braun (9.6 ppg).
Others to Watch: Racine Park at Burlington, Auburndale at Marathon, D.C. Everest at Eau Claire Memorial, Hilbert at Kohler, Notre Dame at Hortonville